Lindsay Mitchell

The welfare state is unsustainable economically, socially and morally.

Saturday, August 15, 2026

The Anxiety Epidemic

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Over the last twenty years the number of people depending on a benefit due to psychological or psychiatric reasons has increased by 140 perc...
Saturday, August 08, 2026

What the Left constantly ignores

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Here is the political argument from the Left: Poverty causes hardship for children. Whether the parent is working or on a benefit makes no d...
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Friday, August 07, 2026

Why the vacuum around the new Children's Commissioner?

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For those of us who take an interest in child welfare and listen to various media outlets, Jane Searle is a familiar voice. As head of the o...
Sunday, August 02, 2026

Outgoing Children's Commissioner calls for bigger benefits as swansong

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Outgoing Children's Commissioner calls for bigger benefits as swansong. Today on Q&A outgoing Children's Commissioner Claire Ac...
Monday, July 27, 2026

National are not promising you anything except other people's money

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National are not promising you anything except other people's money.  The latest example, having historically opposed Paid Parental Leav...
Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Christians electioneering

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A report from the Chief Executive of the NZ Council of Christian Social Services has made some headlines this morning. It's called Kua M...
Sunday, July 05, 2026

Residents must retain their right to participate

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According to Treasury, "People present in New Zealand each year are increasingly non-NZ citizens": "In 2024, there were 476,...
Monday, June 29, 2026

TOP's Citizen's Income policy

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  Source: Opportunity Tax Reset policy Let's look at the costings first. Each Citizen's Income would be $19,400 annually. At Decembe...
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Lindsay Mitchell
Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under commission and exhibits at Wellington, New Zealand, galleries.
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